Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-07
Murdered for His Money.

DETECTIVES DO NOT BELIEVE THAT sCHEIDwEnER
KILLED HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF.
A telegram to the New York Sun from Babylon,
l. l., February 5th, says: District Attorney Will
mot NJ. Smith and the detectives who are investi-
eating the killing OF Philip Scheidweiler and his
young wife Christina in their isolated little cot
tage mile north OF Breslau village, have con-
cluded that the double crime was murder and that
the object was robbery. The old man was wort b
at least 5000, and was reported TO have large
sums OF money always with him. He sold abo,,t
four years ago fine Seventy-acre farm in Germa-
MIA, Pa, and bought with small part OF the pro-
ceedS three lots in BreSlau, without having seen
them except On paper, from Charles f. Schleier OF
2O2 Atlantic street, Brooklyn, who, with Thomas
Wildwood, laid out the town in 1871. They in
tended to make 1t a copy OF Bresau, Germany
The old mans object in moving TO BreSlau is said
to have been TO lend money. He held mortgages
on half a dozen houses in the village. His sonin.
ried his youngest daughter, Caroline, several
years ago, thus depriving the old man OF a house
ried Christina, the stepdaughter OF Jacob Oberst
He recently made will, 1t is said, giving all his
property to Christina. It is generally believed
that the murder was committed by somebody who
knew the old man We'll. Postmaster Wagner saws
1t was Scheidweiler's habit not to admit anybody
to his cottage, day or night, without inquiring
before unlocking the door the name OF the visitor
The villagers were excited to-day by report that
one OF the mtrderers had been arrested In Rock
Vile Centre, and that he had confessed the crime
saying that his companion had 500 OF the old
mans money. 1t turned out that the alleged muir
derer was a half-witted Hungarian tramp John
LOretsky. He said through an Interpreter at the
Queens county jail, where he was taken, that he
had been accused, by persons In the place where
he stopped befOres reaching Rockville Centre OF
cutting the throat OF an old man, killing woman
and taking $500 from them. His efforts in broken
English to make his captors understand this were
construed into confession OF murder.
ScheidWeiler had two watches, one gold and the
other silver both OF which, 1t is said he habituay
carried. Nobody in this neighbOrhoOd knows heir
number, as they were never left with jewelers. here
or in Breslau for repairs. The murdered connie
were buried this afternoon In the Lutheran ceme.
terry, mile from their cottage. Two stages and
a dozen country wagons and buggies, Containing
relatives and friends OF the dead and a score RI
villagers on foot followed the hearse over the lev
highway to the graves. The Rev VIM Drees NJ If
the Breslau Lutheran church, OF which Christina
was member, read the funeral services The
Old man had bought plot in the cemetery shortly
before his death. Among The mourners were Jacob
and MIS-. Oberst, the stepfather and the mother Of
the murdered woman; Mrs. Caroline Parthe the
old mans youngest daughter, and her husband
Arthur. The old mans sons Frederick and vii,
liam, and his daughter Mrs. Emma Stfeg OF Weiis
50ro', Pa, and Mrs. Schauman, OF Wholesome an
other daughter. Francis Stieg, a grandson rom
Suferns, NY, arrived too late to attend the fine
raj. Christina was the old mans fourth wife. The
existence OF will that disnhertts all the Old mans
relations may direct the efforts OF the detectives in
another direction than that in which they are now
apparently going.